ACME Micro Httpd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ACME Micro Httpd. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-4927. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ACME Micro Httpd (Web Server) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in ACME micro_httpd, as used in D-Link DSL2750U and DSL2740U and NetGear WGR614 and MR-ADSL-DG834 routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the URI in a GET request.

The weakness was shared 07/24/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4927 since 07/11/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264244 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-4927), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (34102), Tenable (264244), SecurityFocus (BID 68746†) and OSVDB (109356†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 264244
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-4927

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03/26/2015 +245 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 127544⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-4927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70449
SecurityFocus: 68746 - Acme micro_httpd CVE-2014-4927 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 109356

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 09/13/2025 22:57
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (53), 03/27/2019 21:14 (2), 03/26/2022 09:14 (3), 11/03/2024 12:38 (18), 09/13/2025 22:57 (3)
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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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